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Title Page for Pedro de Ribadineira and Heribert Rosweyde, Generale Legende der Heylighen, by Jan III Collaert, ink, 1619

Title Page for Pedro de Ribadineira and Heribert Rosweyde, Generale Legende der Heylighen

Jan III Collaert

1619

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Baroque Baroque Allegory

Dominant colour

Title Page for Pedro de Ribadineira and Heribert Rosweyde, Generale Legende der Heylighen is a 1619 ink by Jan III Collaert, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?
Jan III Collaert
When & what style?
1619 · Baroque
Where can I see it?
National Gallery of Art

About this work

This is a black-and-white print packed with people. At the top sits a woman in a crown, holding a globe. Below her, angels and robed figures crowd around a baby in a manger. Some people hold books or point upward. The scene looks busy but orderly, like a stage play with lots of characters. The text at the top calls it a "General Legend of the Saints." That means it’s not just one story—it’s many stories about holy figures all in one picture. Look up engraving to see how artists carve images into metal like this.

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